New Table : THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
( US $ million)
Month/Year
Foreign Currency Purchase
Foreign Currency Sales
Outstanding Net Forward sales (-) / Purchase (+) at End of Month
1
2
3
4
Apr-97
641
-
25
Oct-02
2594
1423
638
May-97
1759
366
112
Nov-02
3087
972
812
Jun-97
1828
493
158
Dec-02
3231
1552
2260
Jul-97
1185
40
Jan-03
2831
1046
2872
Aug-97
1363
491
-40
Feb-03
3506
1171
2577
Sep-97
432
1410
-944
Mar-03
3189
1339
2420
Oct-97
552
363
-663
Apr-03
2943
1511
3281
Nov-97
724
2314
-1396
May-03
3978
1636
4186
Dec-97
1219
-1956
Jun-03
1879
982
3866
Jan-98
2532
2110
-3190
Jul-03
6096
2950
4549
Feb-98
1041
1722
-2373
Aug-03
3712
1360
4803
Mar-98
2194
745
-1792
Sep-03
6574
4229
1412
Apr-98
1159
958
-1427
Oct-03
6821
5228
981
May-98
800
1554
-1415
Nov-03
4029
580
518
Jun-98
4848
6475
-1634
Dec-03
3373
484
740
Jul-98
4457
4578
-1774
Jan-04
4322
1028
1101
Aug-98
5460
4918
-1266
Feb-04
5520
2163
763
Sep-98
2863
2103
-1216
Mar-04
6171
2789
1392
Oct-98
1060
965
-1155
Apr-04
10759
3332
311
Nov-98
538
463
-1260
May-04
3220
3440
125
Dec-98
1228
1312
-1294
Jun-04
970
1383
115
Jan-99
1718
1241
-1031
Jul-04
1180
Feb-99
1588
730
-801
Aug-04
5
881
110
Mar-99
3027
1607
-802
Sep-04
143
124
Apr-99
2437
2399
-732
Oct-04
104
May-99
2543
1568
Nov-04
3792
Jun-99
2348
2505
-972
Dec-04
1502
108
Jul-99
1796
2159
-877
Jan-05
Aug-99
1770
2012
-997
Feb-05
4974
Sep-99
1345
1871
Mar-05
6030
Oct-99
1348
-912
Apr-05
Nov-99
1749
1128
-744
May-05
Dec-99
1904
1553
Jun-05
Jan-00
1254
1085
-922
Jul-05
2473
Feb-00
1873
1129
-825
Aug-05
2003
451
Mar-00
3720
2072
-675
Sep-05
Apr-00
2272
-670
Oct-05
May-00
3183
4080
-1380
Nov-05
Jun-00
2780
3831
-1693
Dec-05
6,541 *
Jul-00
2426
2835
-1903
Jan-06
Aug-00
1184
1650
-2225
Feb-06
2614
Sep-00
728
1015
Mar-06
8149
Oct-00
511
1005
Apr-06
4305
Nov-00
8079
4393
-2025
May-06
504
Dec-00
2049
2205
-1643
Jun-06
Jan-01
2166
1335
-1638
Jul-06
Feb-01
1080
457
-1438
Aug-06
Mar-01
1745
1139
-1259
Sep-06
Apr-01
1609
1627
-1160
Oct-06
May-01
1082
614
-980
Nov-06
3198
Jun-01
1206
1169
-800
Dec-06
1818
Jul-01
859
1131
-620
Jan-07
2830
Aug-01
1734
1052
-475
Feb-07
11862
Sep-01
1432
2326
Mar-07
2307
Oct-01
1281
1043
-740
Apr-07
2055
Nov-01
2977
1435
-450
May-07
4426
Dec-01
2382
1341
-400
Jun-07
3192
Jan-02
2782
1391
-200
Jul-07
11428
Feb-02
1769
1203
Aug-07
1815
Mar-02
3711
1428
Sep-07
11867
Apr-02
2082
1606
Oct-07
12544
4990
May-02
1233
1147
Nov-07
7827
7553
Jun-02
571
Dec-07
2731
8238
Jul-02
2514
685
Jan-08
13625
16629
Aug-02
2638
1459
Feb-08
3884
16178
Sep-02
2922
1956
475
Mar-08
4302
1493
14735
'-' : No transaction. * : IMD Sales. Note : This table is based on value dates. Source : RBI Bulletin, various issues.